Polina Safarova, Rostov-on-Don, Russia

I want to study civil engineering, and I have always had a dream of studying in the UK. I am using this year to improve my English before I start my undergraduate course, and I am enjoying my year out from academic study. I like to talk and my speaking in English is much better since I started this course.

My parents are glad that I’m in Cardiff and not London for my first year of living alone abroad. It is a nice-sized city to get around and it’s safe and relaxed. It is been a great place to get used to studying abroad.